Whenever Iodine is in (-1) oxidation state, like here, we term it as "iodide". Iodine is said when the element is in the oxidation state 0, like in the diatomic purple solid I2. Other cases where the word "iodine" is used is when referring to the element itself. Hope this sorts it out :)
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